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West Midlands Police have charged three bogus workmen with burglary and fraud after they were caught allegedly trying to con £300 from a 99-year-old Birmingham woman.

Officers arrested them at an address in Walmley yesterday (March 2) following reports of suspicious activity by men cold-calling residents...it's claimed they were trying to trick the woman into handing over cash for roof repairs they'd not actually carried out.

The arrests come on the back of a national 'think-tank' report suggesting UK police forces are "turning a blind eye" to burglary - a claim strongly refuted by West Midlands Police.